Shaving-brush



w. H. McEViLLA. SHAVING BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. l5, I918.

1,389,065. 1 Patented Mag 4,1920.

Ja/naz' izzw WALTER H. MGEVILLA, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHAVING-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920.

Application filed November 15, 1918. Serial No. 262,654.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER H. MoEVILLA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shaving-Brushes, of which the following is a specification My invention relates to improvements in shaving brushes of the class. wherein means is provided for the discharge of soap from a suitable container to the interior of the bunch of bristles of the'brush.

One object of my invention is to provide a brush of novel, simple and efiicient construction which may be screwed on to the discharge nipple of the well knownvcollapsible tube of shaving soap and which may be manipulated in conjunction with the soap containing tube to receive soap therefrom.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device with normally closed means which may be opened to permit the dis charge of-- soap from the container, and which will automatically return to its normal or closed position upon being released b theuser, after the discharge of a quantlty of soap from the container to the brush, so that the further or accidental discharge of the soap may be prevented.

With the above and related objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly claimed.

- In the accompanyingdrawings, illustrating my invention,

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a shaving brush embodying my invention and applied to a soap containing tube.

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail through the ipap discharging tube, on line 2--2 of *ig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective view of the brush head and adjuncts with the bristles removed therefrom. j

F i ,4 is a bottom view of the brush head and t 1e member which carries it. I

Referring to the drawings, 3 designates a body member which is provided with a screw-threaded socket 4 and which is adapted to be screwed on to the discharging nip- .ple'5 of a soap containing tube 6.

. The tube 6 is of usual well known form, as extensively sold upon the market; and it tube 6 by squeezing or compressing it.

Formed ,on or secured to the body member 3 and projecting outwardly'therefrom I is a soap delivery tube 10 which, with an opening extending through the member-.3,- forms a continuation of the discharge opening in the nipple 5. Mounted to turn on the tube 10 is a head 11 comprising a shell or ferrule 12' and a partition or diaphragm 13 which separates the two end portions of ,the ferrule or shell 12. The body member 3 is inclosed within the inner end portion of the ferrule 12 on one side of the diaphragm 13, and the inner end of the bunch of the bristles 14, forming the brush proper, is cemented or otherwise suitably secured within the outer end portion of the ferrule 12 on the other side of the diaphra 13, the bristles 14 projecting from the errule 12 and forming the brush in the usual manner.

Relative endwise displacement of the head 11 and member 3 is prevented by a stop head 15 which engages one end of the member 3-and is secured to a post or pin 16 projecting from the diaphragm 13. The turning movement of the head 11 upon the tube 10, in either direction, is limited by two shoulders or stops 17 and 18 formed on the member 3 and either of which are adapted to be brought into engagement with the stop head 15 when the head 11 is turned. The stop shoulder-17 is maintained nor mally against the head 15 by the action of a spring 19, one end of which is at tached to the post 16 and the other end of which is attached to a pin 20 which projects from the member 3. When the brush head 11 is turned to move the 7 stop head 15 away from the shoulder 17, j and thereafter released, the spring 19 will automatically return the brush head to its normal position relativelyto the member 3, by turning the brush head 11 until the stop head 15 reengages the shoulder 17. The

stop head 15 is adapted to engagethe shoul-' .through a central opening in the cemented inner end portion of the bunch of bristles 14 in spaced relation thereto, and the tube 10 enters the uncemented portion of the bunch of bristles and has a closed outer end, as clearly shown in the drawings. Opposite sides of the tube 10, adjacent. to the outer end thereof, have discharge ports 21 through which soap may be ejected to the bristles 14:.

Surrounding and closely fitting the delivery tube 10 is a shutter tube 22 which projects fixedly from the diaphragm 13 and forms a part of and turns with the brush head 11. Normally, or when the spring 19 holds the shoulder 17 against the stop head 15, the'shutter tube 22 closes the ports 21 and prevents the discharge of soap therefrom. When, however, the brush head 11 and therewith the shutter tube 22 is turned upon the member 3 against the action of the spring 19 to bring the shoulder 18 up against .the stop head 15, openings 23 in the shutter tube 22 are brought into registry with the ports 21 to open the same for the. i discharge of soap therefrom.

7 The shutter tube 22 is provided with two slots or openings '24: between the openings 23 and the diaphragm 13 to permit the escape of any soap which may find its way between the tubes 10 and 22' during the operation of the device.

A suitable packing washer 25 is provided between the body member 3 and diaphragm 13, as shown, to prevent any water from the bristles 14 from passing the diaphragm.

. My improved brush is designed for use in connection with the well known -soap containing tubes assold upon the market and illustrated at 6 in the drawings. The brush member 3 is screwed on to the nipple 5 of a tube 6 and after all the soap within the tube has been used,'the member 3 is unscrewed from the nipple of the used tube and screwed on to the nipple of a fresh tube filled with soap. Thus the brush may be applied to fresh tubes of soap as often as atube is emptied by the user of the brush.

The' nipple 5 is provided with a .right hand screw thread, and when the brush member 3 is screwed thereon by grasping the brush head 11 and turning it clockwise, the spring 19 holds the shoulder 17 against the stop head 15, and causes the member 3 and brush head 11 to turn as a unit until the base of the socket 4, which forms a stop part for the'member 3, engages the outer end of the nipple 5 and prevents the further turning of the member 3. The member 3 is thus stopped beforethe inner end of the brush head 11 comes into engagement with the adjacent end of the soap tube 6, so that after the application of the brush to the soap tube by screwing the member 3 on to the nipple 5, the brush head 11 will be hand while the other hand grasps the brush head 11 and turns it clockwise against the action of the spring 19 until the shoulder 17 engages the stop head 15, thereby bringing the openings 23 into registry with the ports 21 and opening the latter. While the user of the device holds the parts in this position, he compresses the tube 6 until a sufficient quantity of the soap therefrom for a shave has been ejected from the ports 21 to the bristles 14. The user then releases the brush head lland the spring 19 returns it to normal position, closing the ports 21, as previously explained. The soap tube 6 is now used as a handle for the brush as it is applied to face for working up a lather from the soap supplied to the bristles 14, the bristles having been dipped in water either before or after ejection of the soap from the adjacent to a part of said brush, means operated by the relative moving of saidmemher and said head to open and close said port, said means closing said port when said member and head are in normal position, and means to automatically return said member and said head to normal position after being moved therefrom and released.

2. The combination of a member provided with a soap delivery tube, a head movably mounted on the member, a'brush carried by the head, said tube having a discharge port adj acent' to a part of said brush, means operated by the relative moving of said member and said head to open and close said port, said meansclosing said port when said member and head are in normal position, and a spring connected at one end to said member and at the other end to said head and adapted to automatically return them to normal position when moved there: from and released.

3. The combination of a collapsible soap container having a discharging nipple provided on its exterior with a right hand screw thread, a member screwed on to said nipple and having a stop part engaging the same and preventing further right hand turning of the member relatively to the nipple, a head rotatably mounted on the mem: her, a brush carried by the head, a soap delivery tube extending from said member and communicating with said container and having a discharge port adjacent to a part of said brush, means operated by the turning of said container'and therewith said member relatively to said head in two directions to open and close said port, said port being from and released, said stop pai't engaging ropened by the turning of said container in a said nipple and preventin relative turning 10 right hand direction and said port being of said container and sai head when they 'closed in the normal position of the parts, are turned against the action of said spring and a spring connected at one end to said to. open said port.

member and at the other end to said head In testimony whereof I affix my-signature and adapted to automatically return vthe hereto. Y 1 parts to normal position when moved therev 1 WALTER H MoEVILLA. 

